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Jan
27
I decided to finally clean out the shed in our back yard
recently. My wife left the house early on a Saturday morning to
run some errands and I knew that my cleaning the shed would
please her greatly.
On the way out the door to fulfill my noble task, I take a quick
look at the morning mail and notice a past due bill so I run
upstairs to write a check.
Upon reaching for the checkbook, I see there is only one check
left, so I call my mom in Georgia and ask her to send me more.
My mom tells me ...Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
26
Learn how to join with and utilize a person's current "bad"
behavior. Rather than telling a person they are doing something
"wrong" and suggesting a fix, validate their current model of
the world, and change will occur "on its own."
Many years ago my parents gave me a parrot. The first thing I
learned is that parrots can be dangerous to be around. They can
do major damage to your fingers and other body parts. At the
time, I was living and working with my friend Reeves Teague. He
understood ...Read the rest of this entry »
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23
Have you ever noticed how the way you feel about yourself
sometimes depends on whether or not you get confirmation of your
value from others? When you enter into challenging situations
with a positive self identity you will discover that you are
living your life with a greater sense of enjoyment and
fulfillment.
I have learned a lot about nurturing a positive identity of love
and appreciation from the man who taught me to train dogs. Dogs
and humans both have a "self identity" that ...Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
23
Jan
22
I was walking into my office building the other day, when I
realized that I always approach the door from the same side,
open the same side of the door, with the same hand.
Now you could call it deja vu, but I know that it has happened
before, almost everyday. I am walking around in total trance. It
is a good thing that I trust my unconscious to keep me out of
harm's way. Without it, it could be fatal.
So I wondered, in how many other areas of my life am I just
wandering about asleep. Now some ...Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
22